Lately, it seems like everyone's shouting about Boomers, millennials, and Generation Z — while we, Generation X, are just sitting over here like:
But you know what? That's OK! We're used to being an afterthought, and maybe that's why we're as funny as we are. So, Gen X, here's a bunch of tweets you'll only find super funny if you're one of us:
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You guys can call us Gen Xer's "Karen" if you want but if you understood us at all, it'd be "Heather."
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Red Hot Chili Peppers are Gen X’s Jimmy Buffet. Only a matter of time before they open a chain of Californication Station Bar & Grills.
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Well, “Gen X” is trending, which probably means that, uh...eh, whatever. Nevermind.
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@pattonoswalt We have a certain..ah..how do you say? Gen X sais quoi
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I'm not going to look up why "Gen X" is trending I'll just assume it's because we died
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Is it purely a Gen X/older millennial thing to fondly remember when you would go to the sit down Pizza Hut as a special treat?
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The life of a #GenX kid: Wake up and immediately go outside; play with dangerous things in dangerous places. Show up for dinner 14 hours later; parents are surprised to learn you weren’t home. Eat fishsticks alone while watching tv. Read in bed with flashlight.
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I think about how my Gen X friends once had to order takeout by calling the place and I admire their bravery.
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Some days I remember that Winona Ryder, the dark princess of Gen X, the coolest of the cool, is known among many younger folks as "the mom from Stranger Things".
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My son just OK Boomer’d me. Bitch I’m Gen X, I will put you in a facial recognition database and drown you in student loan debt
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Boomers: People are too sensitive and need to toughen up Millennials: People need to care more and help each other out Gen X: Die Hard is a Christmas movie
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Daria is a teen in the late ‘90s which makes her a millennial but her underwhelmed cynicism is totally Gen X. Let’s take some calls
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@Paradoxology13 @local__celeb No one raised Gen X, we were left to fend for ourselves! Hence why being stuck in our rooms all day in lockdown has not fazed us.
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My 7-year old son was just singing “Black Hole Sun” while peeing with the bathroom door open and I think this Gen X dad has successfully passed on his legacy.
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I think I'll make a mixtape. By which I mean a playlist but look, I'm Gen X, and we called them mixtapes, deal with it.
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Fun fact: the “Gen” in “Gen X” is actually short for Gennifer
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Before we take any victory laps, we in gen x gotta remember we failed on the charge of delivering true Back to the Future hoverboards for our gen z kids.
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Gen X ending up not being remembered for anything but being cancelled is so Gen X
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You know, I roll hard with Gen X. I represent. I don’t forget about us. I use my voice to remember our culture, as much as I can. But, I’m not going to lie. Avocado toast is goddamn delicious.